Anyone who thinks voting is a joke regarding local politics needs their heads checked.
Yes, it is disppointing Gregoire didn't impeade more to stop the sonics, but they were out regardless, no matter what, no if's and or but's. (you wanna be mad at someone, direct that anger towards Howard Schultz & Starbucks who made 80million on the sale, after claiming he was loosing money)
Lol at anyone to shun our local political system and thinks it doesn't matter.
There are already enough 13yrs having kids who want them, Rossi wants to force young girls who don't want to keep their seed, stay pregnant to full term anyway.
He will continue with tax cuts to the upper 1% of income earners, as well as cut health benefits for seniors and youth (in the name of economic stimulus). He is in the complete pocket of builders/developers and panders to the religious right of eastern washington.
He wants to cut min. wage for those in the hospitality industry, as well as teacher wages/benefits, and move to a voucher system (learn about voucher systems in school if you don't know). He'll continue to cut public defense funds, argue for harsher punsihment for drug convictions, seek more capital punishment and the list of terror goes on and on.... there is a HUGE difference.
He is a complete sleezeball who will let business and religion dictate his policy. If he's elected, we'll see who says 'voting don't mean shit' in 2012.
At the Federal Level, being a washington resident, you are right, your vote don't mean shit. Local politics is a whole nother story and this here is our own backyard.
Trust me and mark my words, us Washingtonians will feel the direct effects if Rossi gets into office. Much more then if McCain takes the crown, believe that.